The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-22
HY SPEECH.

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quite ready to return. Two years away
from razor, two years of bacon, beans,
syrup and canned corn; two years of strug-
gle with sour dough; two years spent at an
altitude where it takes six hours boiling to
cook potatoes astonishing phenomenon to
every tenderfoot) cured my mining fever
forcvermorc
joined that great procession which the
railroads never advertise, the disguised
ones returning east or west from those sill
YER lodes with twisted back bones and
empty pockets.
Home again | learned. tony amazement
that Cousin Brooks, ono of the most stupid
boys that ever gaped over his books, had
just become Governor of the State,
When went west TO find an opening for
my money. Brooks was a sedate, hard
working lawyer | never supposed he
would earn his salt.
After becoming tolcrably well acqnaint-
ed with mother again, and the boys, and
making brief vain quest for employment, |
took n run up to the capitol one day to see
Brooks He greeted me cordially. Tie
always did like me. | suppose because
used to help him ont in his lessons,
between thrashings, although upon leaving
school bore 4 remorseful feeling that
had been unmcrcilul to poor Brooks.
He was in his official apartment at the
state room, q lofty room with frescoed
ceiling, huge plate windows, elaborate
furniture, library, and elegant writing
desks. He was sequcstered by auterooms
and guarded by ushers, but went straight
through to his presence without u check,
while the clerks stared in surprise. This
was because | so resembcd Brooks that
came upon them like an apparitlon, for
he and | were Of similar form behind the
same ancestral nose.
Greeting over:
And how are the mines, chug?'
They are still there.
.You have made your fortune West, /
hope?'
"No. The West did pretty well. Ididn't.
The West kept all took there
He looked at me doubtlully Brooks
never quite understood my way of talking.
Yet speak clear classic English, always.
"You haven't lost every cent, Chug -
.Ohno. If can sell my mine For hnn-
deed Thousand am all right.
is it good for anything -
"Not that | know Of :
.'Ilumr' Brooks was fine lookin.
fellow, large, portly, bengnant. A kind
hearted man. somewhat changed since
saw him last. He had aged greatly, far
more than |, notwithstanding all the
vicissitudes and bacon | had undergone.
lie seemed more serious, more fatheriy,
and appeared tired. lie looked at me
with something of the old appeal in his
face
''Stly here and help me, Chug. | had
to discharge my secretary yesterday. lie
was schemer, more anxious to gain out
side friends than to do his duty by Inc.
I want somebody who is reliable. 1t pays
two thousand year. Probably can put
some perquisitios in your way also
As Kindness to Brooks consented.
He led me over 10 handsome work
desk charged with innumerable pigeon
holes, rolls of red tape, seal stamp, wax,
and other vital clements OF government.
A pile of letters and documents already
burdened the slopa
| sat down before 4 half ream OF select
ed mail, my brief Instructions being for
this heap: '.Say no to every want, bur
make friend of every writer. This
mountainous task strained my early sab
bath school training severely. However,
! evolved general letter applicable to
most Of these cases and submitted it to
Brooks. lie was good enough to praise its
concliatory tact and gracious denial, and
proceeded to duplicate the form and seat
ter No broadcast
An hour later Harold our clerk, appear
ed at the door
''llcre is the prison delegation
Brooks put down his documents and
Strengthened up with great concern.
''Let me see, what do they want ? Chus,
there is a memorandum on your desk some
where
| search and found the appointment
slip.
Tues., II \. NJ, Cedar County delega-
ton to urge amelioration of eony lets.
Brooks ran his hand through his hair
''Why do they bother me now. Why
can't they torture those fellows in the Leg
islature, and after they get in their bill
come and ask Of my approval. Why con
sumo my time for an object so remote.
What shall do with EN- Chug? have
more work here already than | can finish
in rood season.
''Don' | exclaimed, rising epergetically
and feeling something of the old scorn for
him, 'why, man. let EN- in, Say Fellow
citizens, / am proud to meet you; glad to
see the cause of our criminals enlisting.th the
sympathy Of such advocates, and any
thing can do to further the good work, be
assured shall rejoice to do. At the same
time all government moves by routine,
and | must commend you to the usual pro-
cedures. Secure Legislative action affect
ing the ends you aim at, and as feel sure
the object will be UNSUITABLE, | shall take
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